Prevalence and characteristics of rectal chlamydia and gonorrhea cases among men who have sex with men after the introduction of nucleic acid amplification test screening at 2 Canadian sexually transmitted infection clinics

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 589-591

  Gratrix, Jennifer ^a   Singh, Ameeta E ^b   Bergman, Joshua ^b   Egan, Cari ^c   McGinnis, Justin ^d   Drews, Steven J ^c   Read, Ron ^c  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b AHE Neuropsychology   (Canada)

^c AHS   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CANADIAN; CHLAMYDIA; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; RECTAL CHLAMYDIA; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GONORRHEA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84914097567     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000176     Document Type: Article

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